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March 30, 1999 <br />RHC Minutes of Meeting on March 25, 1999 <br />Submitted by Roberta Sullivan <br />Members present: <br />Virginia Adams Chr <br />Clay Jones, Member <br />Wilbar Hoxie, Member <br />Louise Sandberg, Member Sec <br />Roberta Sullivan, Member Treas <br />David O'Sullivan, Assoc. <br />Mark Cardono, Assoc. <br />This was special meeting held in the Senior Center which the RHC hosted a joint meeting of Historic <br />Commissions from neighboring towns. Stoneham, North Reading & Wilmington sent representatives. <br />Chris Skelly from Mass Historical came as the speaker. It was a first attempt at such a meeting and was <br />well received. Many local concerns and accomplishments were shared. <br />Stoneham commission member, Betty Whalen, said two historic homes in that town are currently <br />threatened with demolition. In North Reading, officials are worried about encroachment on the Historic <br />District around the town common. While Wilmington's commission is juggling an issue over <br />How to keep funding an historic tavern. <br />A short Business meeting was called to order at 10:20 to review the latest plan of Route 28 redesign and <br />encroachment on the Common caused by the construction of new traffic signalization. The latest version <br />impacts the Common as well as the property north of Salem St abutting the Church & Cemetery. It has <br />three lanes on the west side on Rt. 28 at the intersection of Salem which become one lane through the <br />Square. This also requires a bigger radius of the curved as Salem meets Main St., therefore cutting in to the <br />Common green area with a greater impact. This plan was reviewed and no decision was reached. We <br />asked David to talked to Frank Romeo about the new plan and how it came about and what explain the <br />alternatives. The RHC will have a joint meeting on March 30, 1999 with the Downtown Steering Comm. <br />To further discuss this issue. <br />Adjourned at 10:59 <br />